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Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS)
The Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) is a UKAS-accredited conformity assessment body, comprised of auditors, certification specialists, and data protection experts. We independently test and certify online and offline systems that check age and identity, such as passport scanners, biometric technology, and age verification software.
Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) Biometrics News
Age assurance standards progress towards consensus, away from ‘biometrics’
Age assurance processes like facial age estimation do not require the isolation and processing of personal identifiers, unlike biometric identification….
| Feb 28, 2024 | Age checks are here and increasing fast; the race to strike privacy balance is onAny system for the online age checks that are being introduced for access to pornography and other online content will… |
| Feb 14, 2024 | ComplyCube receives UK certification for biometric age verificationIdentity verification provider ComplyCube, announced it has received the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) Technical Requirements for Age Check Systems… |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Privately, ACCS, Idiap and AVPA join forces to protect age estimation from generative AIGenerative AI services are emerging that can potentially be used to thwart online facial age estimation systems, just as those… |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Google receives certificate for facial age estimation in the UKGoogle has received a certificate of conformity for its facial age estimation technology that could help it prevent children from… |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Age verification is rising and euConsent wants to be a global solutionAs countries such as the UK, the U.S. and Australia have been introducing or considering age verification regulation, the European… |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Luciditi prepares to launch first accredited digital ID for proof of age in UKThe first proof of age credential accredited by the UK’s regulatory scheme, made by Luciditi, is being prepared to launch… |
| Jul 10, 2023 | NIST seeks comment on plan to test facial age estimationThe U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is planning to begin evaluating age estimation with face biometrics in September,… |
| May 5, 2023 | OCR Labs gets age verification certification; euConsent pushes for ‘live operation’Age verification just keeps getting hotter, at least from the government side. This year, the French government mandated that people… |
| Apr 25, 2023 | The case for online age checks builds, along with attendant privacy worriesAccess to pornography on mobile devices by people who have not yet reached puberty is a significant causal factor in… |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Intellicheck, OCR Labs, and Privately each pass security, privacy evaluationsSeveral companies in the identity and biometrics space have announced new certifications to demonstrate their commitment to privacy and security… |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Privately first certified for voice biometrics for age estimation to UK regulationsVoice age estimation technology from Switzerland-based Privately SA has been certified by a UK regulator, according to a company announcement…. |
| May 10, 2022 | ITL’s MyCheckr: a step forward in age estimationA simple addition of biometrics-based automation to age checks when purchasing age restricted goods could reduce violent incidents, along with… |
| Mar 9, 2022 | ITL’s age estimation certified for UK GDPRBritish facial recognition and age verification firm Innovative Technology (ITL) says it is the first technology provider to receive independent UK… |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Yoti age estimation, digital ID app positioned for UK regulatory updatesA pair of regulatory developments in the UK open up opportunities for technology providers, notably Yoti, just as the company’s… |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Selfie biometrics continue rapid rise with increasing availability, Onfido and Yoti customer winsSeveral new partnerships and solutions based on biometric identity checks from mobile devices have been announced. Onfido has signing a… |
Brand Focus: Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS)
ITL’s MyCheckr: a step forward in age estimation
A simple addition of biometrics-based automation to age checks when purchasing age restricted goods could reduce violent incidents, along with…
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Watch: Age verification: Lessons learned from the UK
Governments around the world are increasingly enacting legislation to ensure that there are adequate safeguards to protect children from accessing…
